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Bentley Senior High School

Q: Is Bentley Senior High School a good school?

Bentley Senior High School ranks 542 nd of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Bentley Senior High School is a public high school located in Burton, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 235 students. The school is part of the Bentley Community School District, which is ranked 471 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bentley Senior High School consistently performs below the state average in academic proficiency across various subjects and assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.4% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. Similarly, only 15.5% were proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 27.5%. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 43.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Bentley Senior High School has had fluctuating graduation rates, ranging from 67.5% to 90.3% over the past few years, and its dropout rates have been high, ranging from 1.9% to 10.8% during the same period.

Interestingly, Bentley Senior High School performs significantly worse than nearby schools, such as Kearsley High School, which is ranked 174 out of 739 Michigan high schools and has much higher academic proficiency rates. This suggests that the challenges faced by Bentley Senior High School are not solely due to its location or district, but rather specific to the school itself. Additionally, the school's small alternative high school, Bentley High School BOLD Academy, has similar performance metrics, indicating that the district-wide challenges may be contributing to the poor performance of both schools.

227

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,939

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 N Belsay Rd
Burton, MI 48509-1659

(810) 591-9046

District: Bentley Community School District

Feeder schools for Bentley Senior High School:

Elementary:	Barhitte Elementary School
Middle:	Bentley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

African American:

18.5%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 28% Michigan)

!Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores 18 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Michigan avg40%

542^nd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

471^st of 613Bentley Community School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	542 of 739	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	560 of 743	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	568 of 735	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	486 of 561	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	549 of 666	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	494 of 824	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	15.7	616 of 835	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	614 of 852	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	602 of 832	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.6	565 of 799	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.1	522 of 805	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.4	552 of 773	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.8	517 of 784	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.6	532 of 765	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.6	500 of 754	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.8	469 of 750	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.7	505 of 767	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.2	422 of 705	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	504 of 629	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	501 of 619	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	548 of 611	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	479 of 554	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	509 of 710	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	467 of 635	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	394 of 654	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	464 of 614	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	312 of 417	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	482 of 532	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	505 of 755	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	472 of 628	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	491 of 633	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	413 of 611	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	444 of 543	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	405 of 707	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	552 of 639	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	429 of 638	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	458 of 647	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	525 of 582	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	432 of 708	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing38%-18 vs state

Social Studies31%-11 vs state

Science20%-15 vs state

Mathematics16%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Bentley Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)	M-Step Math (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bentley Senior High School	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	227	13	17.5	60.4%	152 (67.0%)	42 (18.5%)	23 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	25.1	542^nd of 739 public high schools	26.7%		24.4	560^th of 743 public high schools	24.6%	18			37.9	15.5				20.4		30.9	$15,939	$1,609	$14,331
Bentley High School BOLD Academy	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	25	0	83.3	76.0%	18 (72.0%)	4 (16.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)											$5,885	$969	$4,915
Flex High Burton	Public, Charter	9-12	1245 S Center Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Flex High School of Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	(877) 360-5327	236	9	27.7	70.8%	103 (43.6%)	91 (38.6%)	17 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)								(n/a)											$13,780	$2,490	$11,290
Accelerated Learning Academy	Public	7-12	1602 S Averill Ave	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 760-1805	126	6	21.7	88.9%	9 (7.1%)	109 (86.5%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)											$23,699	$15,615	$8,084
Madison Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3266 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Madison Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 875-9050	276	44	6.3	92.4%	37 (13.4%)	210 (76.1%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)	14.9	624^th of 739 public high schools	15.6%		12.4	652^nd of 743 public high schools	12.2%	28			25.8					16.9		23.7	$3,277	$1,243	$2,034
Atherton Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	3354 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9184	323	19	16.7	94.1%	131 (40.6%)	113 (35.0%)	35 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.3%)	15.1	620^th of 739 public high schools	16.1%		23.9	568^th of 743 public high schools	23.6%	52	37.2	7.0	36.7		15.1	7.4	14.6	14.6	17.5	15.2	$15,113	$2,929	$12,184
Kearsley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	4302 Underhill Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 591-5308	83	9	9.7	72.3%	57 (68.7%)	15 (18.1%)	7 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								(n/a)											$9,152	$1,682	$7,471
Kearsley High School	Public	9-12	4302 Underhill Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-5313	836	46	18.2	69.6%	549 (65.7%)	129 (15.4%)	83 (9.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	71.5	174^th of 739 public high schools	76.5%		57.6	286^th of 743 public high schools	61.5%	112			61.1	24.1				50.0		59.9	$14,744	$2,397	$12,346
Gateway to CollegeMott Community College	Public, Magnet	9-12	1401 E Court St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 232-2514	29	0		62.1%	6 (20.7%)	17 (58.6%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.2%)								(n/a)											$12,140	$6,744	$5,396
Mott Middle College High School	Public	9-12	1401 E Court St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 232-8530	324	0		81.5%	36 (11.1%)	251 (77.5%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	24	548^th of 739 public high schools	25.8%		33.2	483^rd of 743 public high schools	35.0%	65			42.9	6.3				23.8		27.0	$5,826	$1,202	$4,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Bentley Senior High School

Is Bentley Senior High School a good school?

Bentley Senior High School ranks 542^nd of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Bentley Senior High School in?

Bentley Community School District

What is the racial makeup of Bentley Senior High School?

Students at Bentley Senior High School are 67% White, 19% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Bentley Senior High School?

Bentley Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barhitte Elementary School
Middle : Bentley Middle School

How many students attend Bentley Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Bentley Senior High School.

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